Niono weather in May

In May, Niono sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Niono's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niono's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:00 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Niono reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14129
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44129
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How May really feels in Niono

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Niono weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.111.35.5
Feb35° / 20°00.111.53.6
Mar38° / 24°00.111.91.4
Apr40° / 27°31.112.30.0
May41° / 29°103.112.70.0
Jun38° / 28°286.812.80.8
Jul34° / 26°991412.82.6
Aug32° / 24°1671812.53.3
Sep33° / 25°8611.412.13.1
Oct37° / 25°143.511.71.9
Nov36° / 22°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56436
66436
76436
86337
96238
106238
116139
126040
136040
145941
155941
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225842
235842
245941
255941
265941
275941
285941
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Niono gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
108
118
129
139
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3016
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
157142171
256142181
354152281
453152291
5511523101
6491523111
7471524121
8451625131
9431626141
10401627151
11381728161
12351729171
13331731191
14311732201
15281832211
16261833211
17251834221
18231835231
19221835241
20201835252
21191836262
22181736262
23181736272
24171636283
25161636293
26161535303
27151435324
28141435334
29141334355
30131234365
31121134385

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:066:36
212.56:066:36
312.56:056:37
412.56:056:37
512.56:046:37
612.66:046:37
712.66:036:38
812.66:036:38
912.66:036:38
1012.66:026:38
1112.66:026:39
1212.66:026:39
1312.66:016:39
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1512.66:016:40
1612.76:006:40
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1912.76:006:41
2012.75:596:41
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2712.75:586:43
2812.85:586:44
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3112.85:586:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Niono

In seasonPeak

In May, Niono sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Niono sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Niono?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niono.

What to pack for Niono in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Niono sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Niono in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Niono peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Niono in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Niono is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1971 µg/m³Aug 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Niono?

Niono sits at 14.3°N, 6.0°W, 286 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Siribala Coro, 26 km away.

Topography around Niono

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Niono.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niono has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Niono is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%), shrubs (20%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
71 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Siribala Coro 26 km · Dougabougou 50 km · Moninnpébougou 51 km · Markala 64 km · Diourou 65 km · Ké-Macina 75 km · Ségou 95 km · Pèlèngana 95 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Niono (14.2505°, -5.9868°, elevation 286 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).